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THE FT AFRICAN JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP WITH ONE WORLD MEDIA

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Application Deadline: Thursday 5 October 2023, 5PM UTC

LOCATION: London, England

The FT is looking for a great writer with some experience who can break down a complex story in simple language, compellingly, in a way that has wide appeal and relatability. The selected Fellow will produce a piece of long-form journalism – an economic or business story from the region that resonates with FT’s global audience. 

ELIGIBILITY:

For the FT Africa Journalism Fellow, projects should focus on stories, topics or issues in, about or related to countries across Sub-Saharan Africa.

The FT Africa Journalism Fellowship is for print/text and and multimedia stories.

The FT Africa Journalism Fellowship is open to mid-career journalists working in written form, based in and from Sub-Saharan Africa.

 Projects at planning or early reporting stages, where the main reporting has not yet taken place are supported.

BENEFIT:

£1,000 reporting grant

OWM Executive Producer for their project

One-to-one mentoring by Senior FT editors

A chance to publish their piece on the FT

Workshops and webinars by industry experts

Network of like-minded Fellows and Alumni

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MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE JOURNALIST IN RESIDENCE FELLOWSHIP

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Application Deadline: 06 October 2023, 12:00 pm CET.

LOCATION: Heidelberg, Germany

The MPIL Journalist in Residence Fellowship enables journalists with several years of experience to spend three months at the Institute. The time and duration of the stay (between March and November 2024) are agreed individually. MPIL Journalists in Residence are free to pursue their own research. They are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to exchange ideas with researchers at the institute and to participate in our various work and discussion formats.

ELIGIBILITY:

Please upload one PDF-file with your application in English or German, including:

a brief portrait of your own journalistic work

a curriculum vitae

three work samples with relevance to the research topics of the institute

a short outline of your proposed research planned for your stay at the Institute (max. 2000 characters)

details of your preferred dates (between March and November 2023) and intended duration of stay

BENEFIT:

A monthly research grant up to 3.500€, based on the fellows qualifications and experience, is offered for the duration of the stay. The Institute provides desk space and access to all research resources of the Institute’s library.

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